By scraping the bottom of the barrel! All they had to look for was anyone who was a slow thinker without any real friends who couldn't make an honest living. Today we call them losers. In the old days they got a sheet and a whip and made you call them "sir". Thank God for civilization.
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Yes. There are female members of the KKK, but as with any such illegal organisation it is not advisable to join up. There can be severe consequences for such membership.
it was called the Birth of a nation, whether the KKk was increased is doubtful.
poor law enforcement and communications
The membership of the KKK was reportedly several million at its peak during the 1920s. However, it was a secret organization that had a self-interest in exaggerating its strength and power.
Ku Klux Klan...A.K.A the KKK
The KKK actively recruited members in the 1920s. Later, Sen. Harry Byrd would become a KKK recruiter.
You have to be a tycoon Sorry A tycoon is a membership sorry
The KKK of the 1920s differed significantly from the Reconstruction Era KKK in its broader focus and membership. While the original KKK primarily targeted Black Americans and sought to maintain white supremacy in the South, the 1920s KKK expanded its agenda to include a wide range of anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, and anti-Semitic sentiments, reflecting a reaction to the changing social dynamics of the time. This version of the KKK also saw a massive increase in membership and visibility, promoting itself as a national organization with a more mainstream appeal, utilizing parades and public rallies to recruit members. Additionally, the 1920s KKK leveraged modern media and a more organized structure to spread its message beyond the South.
The KKK expanded its membership after World War I due to a combination of factors, including a resurgence of nativism and anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States. The social turmoil of the post-war era, along with the fear of communism and labor unrest, fueled a desire for social order and racial purity. Additionally, the Klan capitalized on the newfound popularity of patriotic and Christian values, promoting itself as a defender of American society against perceived threats. This led to a significant increase in membership during the 1920s, as many people, particularly in the Midwest and South, sought a sense of belonging and identity.
Don't you know, Newt is a member of the KKK. This is the reason he is so anti-black and anti-Hispanic. He once told an audience in the South that the Spanish language was the language of the ghetto and that Obama is the 1st food stamp president. We don't need this KKK clown member in my White house.
The WKKK was an auxilliary of the KKK led by Daisy Douglas Barr, its Imperial Empress. The WKKK had aboiut 250,000 members in Indiana and seven other states. The WKKK had the same goals as the KKK, but membership was restricted to women. Some leaders of the WKKK also held leadership positions in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and there appears to have been substantial overlap in membership between the two groups.